Scriptures and Saints – Page 4

To Console a Young Lady in Great Affliction

July 10, 2025

Close your eyes to all that affrights you and trust in the Wounds of Christ, Who received them for your sake, and you will find rest. Till the horse ceases looking at the well, for fear of falling in it, it will draw no water from it and; so, the more hopeless you feel of a remedy for your troubles, because you know not where to look nor what to do for one, the more hopeful is your state. … More To Console a Young Lady in Great Affliction

The Sacred Heart of Jesus Loves us as His Father Loves Him: What we Should do in Order to Love Him

June 5, 2025

But how does this adorable Saviour love us? Listen again to His sacred words: Sicut dilexit me Pater. I love you “as my Father hath loved me.” I love you with the same Heart and the same love as that wherewith I am loved by my Father. Now what is that love wherewith the Divine Father loves His Son? It is a love possessing four great qualities, which are found in the love of the Heart of Jesus for us. … More The Sacred Heart of Jesus Loves us as His Father Loves Him: What we Should do in Order to Love Him

To the Sacred Heart of Jesus

June 5, 2025

A heart I need, to soothe me and to bless, –
A strong support that can not pass away, –
To love me wholly, e’en my feebleness,
And never leave me through the night or day. … More To the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Adoro Te Devote

June 5, 2025

Adoro Te Devote is a prayer written by St. Thomas Aquinas. Although the saint used it in his private devotions and adoration before the Blessed Sacrament, it has since been made a hymn that is frequently used for the feast of Corpus Christi. … More Adoro Te Devote

Father of Orphans

June 5, 2025

Father of orphans and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation. … More Father of Orphans

He will wipe every tear from their eyes

May 2, 2025

See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them; he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away.” And … More He will wipe every tear from their eyes

Jesus Wept

April 27, 2025

In this story we see a Jesus who is moved with compassion for those who are grieving. We see a Jesus who demonstrates that there is more to our suffering than meets the eye. … More Jesus Wept

The Christian Manner in Which We Should Mourn Over Those Whom We Have Lost

February 22, 2025

It is always with tranquility I weep, always with a great sentiment of loving confidence in Divine Providence; for, since Our Lord loved death and delivered it as an object of our love, I cannot wish it ill, for taking away my sisters and others, provided that they die in the love of the holy death of the Savior. I regard this frail life as such a trifle, that I never turn to God with sweeter sentiments of love, than when He has stricken me or permitted me to be afflicted. … More The Christian Manner in Which We Should Mourn Over Those Whom We Have Lost